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This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 481<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 6 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2006, chapter 167<\/a>; in 2012, chapters 21<\/a> and 71<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 309<\/a>; in 2018, chapters 567<\/a> and 772<\/a>; in 2023, chapter 799<\/a>; in 2025, chapter 298<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":69685,"section_number":"54.1-2522","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Reporting exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2522\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":69685,"section_number":"54.1-2522","catch_line":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Reporting exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-2522\/"}],"permalink":{"id":241381,"object_type":"law","relational_id":64843,"identifier":"54.1-2521","token":"54.1\/III\/25.2\/54.1-2521","url":"\/54.1-2521\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-2521\/","token":"54.1\/III\/25.2\/54.1-2521","dublin_core":{"Title":"(Effective July 1, 2026) Reporting requirements","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-2521","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The failure by any person subject to the reporting requirements set forth in this section and the Department<\/span>’s regulations to report the dispensing of covered substances<\/span> shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action by the relevant health regulatory board<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon dispensing a covered substance<\/span>, a dispenser<\/span> of such covered substance<\/span> shall report the following information: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> The recipient<\/span>’s name and address. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> The recipient<\/span>’s date of birth. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> The covered substance<\/span> that was dispensed to the recipient<\/span>, which, in the case of a cannabis product, shall be listed as the primary cannabinoid of such cannabis product. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> The quantity of the covered substance<\/span> that was dispensed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> The date of the dispensing. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> The prescriber<\/span>’s identifier number and, in cases in which the covered substance<\/span> is a cannabis product, the product’s national drug code and the expiration date of the written certification. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> The dispenser<\/span>’s identifier number. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> The method of payment for the prescription. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Any other non-clinical information that is designated by the Director<\/span> as necessary for the implementation of this chapter in accordance with the Department<\/span>’s regulations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

10.<\/span> Any other information specified in regulations promulgated by the Director<\/span> as required in order<\/span> for the Prescription Monitoring Program to be eligible to receive federal funds. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Except as provided in subdivision 6 of § 54.1-2522<\/a>, in cases where the ultimate user of a covered substance<\/span> is an animal, the dispenser<\/span> shall report the relevant information required by subsection B for the owner of the animal. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The reports required herein shall be made to the Department<\/span> or its agent within 24 hours or the dispenser<\/span>’s next business day, whichever comes later, and shall be made and transmitted in such manner and format and according to the standards and schedule established in the Department<\/span>’s regulations. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\n(EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS (\u00a7 54.1-2521)\n\nA. The failure by any person subject to the reporting requirements set forth in\nthis section and the Department’s regulations to report the dispensing of\ncovered substances shall constitute grounds for disciplinary action by the\nrelevant health regulatory board.\n\nB. Upon dispensing a covered substance, a dispenser of such covered substance\nshall report the following information:\n\n 1. The recipient’s name and address.\n\n 2. The recipient’s date of birth.\n\n 3. The covered substance that was dispensed to the recipient, which, in the\n case of a cannabis product, shall be listed as the primary cannabinoid of such\n cannabis product.\n\n 4. The quantity of the covered substance that was dispensed.\n\n 5. The date of the dispensing.\n\n 6. The prescriber’s identifier number and, in cases in which the covered\n substance is a cannabis product, the product’s national drug code and\n the expiration date of the written certification.\n\n 7. The dispenser’s identifier number.\n\n 8. The method of payment for the prescription.\n\n 9. Any other non-clinical information that is designated by the Director as\n necessary for the implementation of this chapter in accordance with the\n Department’s regulations.\n\n 10. Any other information specified in regulations promulgated by the Director\n as required in order for the Prescription Monitoring Program to be eligible to\n receive federal funds.\n\nC. Except as provided in subdivision 6 of § 54.1-2522, in cases where the\nultimate user of a covered substance is an animal, the dispenser shall report\nthe relevant information required by subsection B for the owner of the animal.\n\nD. The reports required herein shall be made to the Department or its agent\nwithin 24 hours or the dispenser’s next business day, whichever comes\nlater, and shall be made and transmitted in such manner and format and according\nto the standards and schedule established in the Department’s regulations.\n\nHISTORY: 2002, c. 481; 2006, c. 167; 2012, cc. 21, 71; 2016, c. 309; 2018, cc.\n567, 772; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 227, 228; 2023, c. 799; 2025, c. 298.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}